Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (SS1 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 131.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (SS1 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prittlewell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farringdon Service Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Farringdon Service Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farringdon Service Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cashiobury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Devereux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
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Data Sources

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